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"  J.K. Rowling released the first half of a two-part series on the history of the Quidditch World Cup on Pottermore, and if you&amp;#039;re a Potterhead who still hasn&amp;#039;t read it, stop what you&amp;#039;re doing and get to it. You need a free Pottermore account (which will also sort you into a House \u2014 come join us in Ravenclaw!) to read the whole thing.  Aside from the basics \u2014 no dragons ever, even as cup warmers \u2014 the story covers a few of the most &amp;quot;infamous&amp;quot; tournaments, including the one Harry and his pals attended in Goblet of Fire, in which the Death Eaters sent a Dark Mark into the sky and scared the living daylights out of everybody. Compared to the 1809 final, though, Harry&amp;#039;s adventure seems pretty tame. Of that match, Rowling writes, &amp;quot;What had been a Quidditch match turned swiftly into a human versus tree battle, which the wizards won only after seven hours&amp;#039; hard fighting.&amp;quot; Scary! We&amp;#039;re not saying this whole foray into crime novels thing isn&amp;#039;t interesting, but J.K. obviously has a lot more awesome material to work with when it comes to the world of Harry Potter (Hogwarts: A History, HELLOOO). The second half of the Quidditch World Cup history comes out later this week, so stay tuned. Dibs on Royston Idlewind and the Dissimulators as a band name! Are you going to check out this latest edition of Quidditch history? Do you think J.K. Rowling should write more Harry Potter books? Comment below! Originally Posted on  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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